tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015329098122035196.post2204131382832868241..comments2023-09-30T10:31:07.390-04:00Comments on Short Fiction. Write it. Sell it. : Jody E. Lebelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08777207515123248962noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015329098122035196.post-74138451861853090702013-02-08T13:49:18.837-05:002013-02-08T13:49:18.837-05:00Betsi, thanks for stopping by. I agree with the s...Betsi, thanks for stopping by. I agree with the solution thing. A good writer can weave in the proper clues without giving the story away. They can also throw in a red herring to make it more interesting. Even in 700 words. It is frustrating when WW publishes stories that are -- let's say -- lacking. <br /><br />As far as the police procedural stuff, that has to be at least close to being real or the story won't come together. You can't have, for instance, the disptacher dusting for fingerprints. It just doesn't happen and it pulls the reader out of the story. Jody E. Lebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777207515123248962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015329098122035196.post-5920936611691166432013-02-08T13:11:30.012-05:002013-02-08T13:11:30.012-05:00I hate when the "solution" is half as lo...I hate when the "solution" is half as long as the story and reveals the murderer's motive, etc. How is the reader supposed to figure it out when all the important information is omitted? I struggle with writing these for that reason -- I want to "play fair" with the readers. Then they publish ones that don't. As for the police procedural stuff, I don't really expect that to be accurate in 700 words. I figure the investigator is just supposed to be making an educated guess at an early point in the investigation.Betsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861482447169647656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015329098122035196.post-53204567180220942832013-02-07T14:53:37.029-05:002013-02-07T14:53:37.029-05:00Thanks for stopping by, Kate. I agree. Not the b...Thanks for stopping by, Kate. I agree. Not the best I've seen. The last line just kills me. She THINKS the woman was murdered. I wonder what gave her the clue. Maybe the bludgeoned body laying in the closet? lol I wish I knew the author. I'm dying (good choice of words here) to know if WW put that line in. Jody E. Lebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777207515123248962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5015329098122035196.post-75514797421891552362013-02-07T14:45:49.989-05:002013-02-07T14:45:49.989-05:00I thought the solution mentioning a gambling probl...I thought the solution mentioning a gambling problem came out of left field. I also thought the husband was an idiot for dressing her up for a barbeque.Kate Willoughbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08923324775303769386noreply@blogger.com